Ángel Faus Belau (9 February 1936 – 30 August 2020) was a Spanish

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and professor emeritus of communications at the

University of Navarre The University of Navarra is a private Catholic research university located on the southeast border of Pamplona, Navarre, Spain. It was founded in 1952 by Saint Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer, the founder of '' Opus Dei'', as a corporate ...

. He was considered a leading expert on European

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. In 1979, he became the first Spaniard to earn a

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in information sciences. In his book, "La radio en España (1896-1977). Una historia documental", Faus argued that Julio Cervera Baviera, a Spanish engineer, was the actual inventor of the

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, rather than

Guglielmo Marconi Guglielmo Giovanni Maria Marconi, 1st Marquess of Marconi ( ; ; 25 April 1874 – 20 July 1937) was an Italian electrical engineer, inventor, and politician known for his creation of a practical radio wave-based Wireless telegraphy, wireless tel ...

. Faus published more than 300 books, articles and scholarly journals during his career. Ángel Faus Belau died in

Castellón de la Plana Castellón de la Plana (in ), or simply Castellón (), is the capital city of the province of Castellón, in the Valencian Community, Spain. It is located in the east of the Iberian Peninsula, on the Costa del Azahar by the Mediterranean Sea. Th ...

on 30 August 2020, at the age of 84. He was survived by his wife, María Luis Alcaraz Castelló, and their five children - María Luisa, María Ángeles, Ángel, Begoña, and Luis Faus Alcaraz. His funeral was held at Castelló Cathedral in Castellón de la Plana on 31 August 2020.

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